Mount Ararat
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Mount Ararat (Turkish: Ağrı Dağı; Armenian: Արարատ; Kurdish: Grîdax or Çiyayê Agirî) is the tallest peak in the Armenian Highlands and modern-day Turkey. The mountain is always capped with snow, and it is a dormant volcano.
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Mount Ararat Ağrı Dağı | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,137 metres (16,854 ft), see section |
Prominence | 3,611 m ranked 48th |
Isolation | 379.29 km (235.68 mi) |
Coordinates | 39°42.26′N 44°17.5′E |
Geography | |
Location | Iğdır Province, Turkey |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1840[1] |
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It is in Iğdır Province, near the northeast corner of Turkey, 16 km west of Iran and 32 km south of the Armenian border.